Hercules Capital Receives Baa3 Investment Grade Credit and Corporate Rating from Moody’s Investors Service
Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) announced that Moody’s Investors Service has assigned it an investment grade credit rating of Baa3 with a stable outlook. This rating reflects Hercules’ strong earnings profile and diversified lending approach, showcasing a robust risk management strategy. The company has committed over $11.1 billion to more than 520 companies since its inception in 2003, focusing on senior secured loans to high-growth, venture-backed firms.
- Assigned investment grade credit rating of Baa3 by Moody's.
- Strong earnings profile with a longer operating history than peers.
- Low loan loss history indicating solid underwriting and risk management.
- Adequate liquidity and low leverage, providing a cushion against regulatory requirements.
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Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) (“Hercules” or the “Company”), the largest and leading specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth and established stage companies backed by some of the leading and top-tier venture capital and select private equity firms, today announced that Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) has assigned Hercules an investment grade credit and corporate rating of Baa3 with a stable outlook.
“We are very pleased that Moody’s has initiated coverage with a Baa3 investment grade credit and corporate rating,” stated Scott Bluestein, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Hercules. “This rating reflects our differentiated and diversified venture and growth stage lending and commitment to disciplined underwriting, as well as the depth and experience of our management and investment teams.”
The Baa3 rating reflects the Company’s strong earnings profile with a longer operating history than most rated business development company (“BDC”) peers, solid underwriting and risk management as evidenced by low loan loss history, adequate liquidity profile, and low leverage with ample cushion against the minimum regulatory
About Hercules Capital, Inc.
Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) is the leading and largest specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured venture growth loans to high-growth, innovative venture capital-backed companies in a broad variety of technology, life sciences and sustainable and renewable technology industries. Since inception (December 2003), Hercules has committed more than
Hercules’ common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under ticker symbol HTGC. In addition, Hercules has two retail bond issuances of
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The information disclosed in this press release is made as of the date hereof and reflects Hercules’ most current assessment of its historical financial performance. Actual financial results filed with the SEC may differ from those contained herein due to timing delays between the date of this release and confirmation of final audit results. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements including, without limitation, the risks, uncertainties, including the uncertainties surrounding the current market volatility, and other factors the Company identifies from time to time in its filings with the SEC. Although Hercules believes that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and, as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions also could be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and Hercules assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements for subsequent events.
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